Wagon.



A E. M. LEONHARDT.

WAGON.

APPLlGATION FILED JUNE?, l912.\

Patented Mar. 4,1913."

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WAGON.

APPLlGATIoN FILED JUNE 7, 1912.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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` on the dotted line UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE EDWARD M. LEONHARDT, OFBALTIMORE, MAYAND, ASSIGNOR TO LEONHARD'I.' WAGON MANUFACTURING COMPANY,QF BALTEMOBE CITY, A v(.'ORIORIATION OF MARYLAND.

WAGON.

T 0 Il l'Lc/wm 'it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD M.v LEON-HARDT, of Baltimore., Maryland, have invented certain Improvements inWagons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cert-ain improvements in wagons especiallyadapted for the transportation of ice, icercreams and other materialsliable to drip; and the said invention consists in means wherebyAthe`drip is caught and vconducted to discharges which are so situatedthat the waste liquid does not come into contact with and injure therunning gear of the wagon, as will hereinafter fully appear.

ln the further description of the said invention which follows,reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof,and in which Figure 1 isa partly sectional side view o-f the improvedwagon; and 2 anv enlarged cross section of the body of the same, takenFig. 3 is a still further enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is an exterior end view of a drip pan forming a part of the invention,and which is shown in section in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is an exteriorside or edge view of the drip pan. Fig. 6 is an'enlarged longitudinalsection of a part f the drip pan.

Referring now to the drawings, 1, 1 are the longitudinal sills of thewagon, and 2 is the botto-m.

3, 3 are the outer sides or panels of the bodies 5 and 6 which areseparated by thepassage-way 7.

12, 12 are the inner panels of the sides of the bodies and they areremoved sutliciently from the outer panels to produce the air spaces13,` and supported from the outer panels 3 by the vertical wedge-shapedstanchions 11 shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and the screws e. As thebodies 5 and 6 are for the purpose of holding in most cases, ice andsalt mixed, in which are packed buckets containing ice cream, I ,linethe inner panels lwith tar paperpand cover the paper .with galvanizedsheet iron.

14, 1.4 are vflanged or angle bars which are elevated abovethe bottoni2, and supported in any suitable mannerl adjacent toftheinner sides ofthe sills-,lfrln Fig. 3'one of the said angle bars; is lshown as'heldtothe ad joining. inner panelby screws oneof isdenotedbyf.- i'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 7, 1912.

Patented Mar. 4, 19.13. serian No.. 7oa24o.

15 is a Stringer placed centrally b etween the sills 1, andextending thefull length of the wagon; and-17, 17 are removable tloors for the bodies5 and 6, which extend transi verselyof the same, and are `:upported at.the

ends by the angle bars 1l. These lloors are not intended to be watertight, and they admit of water passing from the bodies of the wagon toa. drip pan 20 which will now be described. The said drip pan isformedin two parts or sections, a and b; and where they meet at thecentral longitudinal line of the wagon, they are flanged and overlapeach other and bear on the Stringer 15. The edge of the flange of thesection b of the drip pan, and which is the upper one, is turned down sothat water splashing about in the pan will u'ct get beneath the same andpass to the bottom 2; and the upper surface of the said flange ispractically-in Contact with the removable floors 17 of the bodies, andthereby centrally support them.v The front and rear ends of the drip pancan be turned up vertically or inclined as may be desired-aand itsylateral edges are preferably curved, and extend upward and are inwardlyflanged so--as-.to'hook loosely over the vertical portion of the anglebars 14, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. By this construction, water inthe pan dashing against its sides, follows the inner surface of thelflanges and falls to the horizontal parts of the angle bars which areprovided with holes c through which it again reaches the p From theabove description it will be seen that no water from the bodies 5 and 6can reach the bottom 2 of the Wagon and cause its decay.

In order that the water which collects in the drip'- pan 2O may bedischargedthere.- from clear vof the runningfgear` of the wagon, the panis provided l.with cdrain spouts 22 f which are preferably placed Anearthe rear end ofthe wagon asashownin Fig. l; rapidly discharged, thepanf20 is inclined downwardly toWardfthe rear end .ofLtlie wagon..: -f'f1 To cleanse the floors 1T. land the drip an Whichthe pan is drawno-utfrom-therea-r end of the wagon; fand toadmitfof ltsf-Wlh drawal,4the openings-d through which"y the Spoutsiproiect. entendit@the-'extrme al@ and in order that; the watery willmbe 1Q@ 20,v theformer. are-.first liftedv out, zlater of the bodyas at e, and areexposed upon the hinged door 24 being raised.

I claim as my invention:-

1. In a 'wagon adapted for the purpose described, a bottom flanged barswhich extend longitudinally of the wagon and are elevated above thebottom, combined with a removable drip pan the lateral edges of whichare inwardly flanged and hooked over the said flanged bars,substantially as specified.

2. In a wagon adapted for the purpose described, a bottom for the wagon,and flanged bars which extend longitudinally of the wagon and areelevated above the bottom, combined with a removable drip pan in twosections the adjoining edges of which sections overlap each other, andthe lateral edges of the complete pan inwardly flanged and hooked overthe said flanged bars, substantially as specified.

3. In a wagon for the purpose described, a 'bottom for the wagon, bodieshaving removable floors which are elevated above the bottom, combinedwith flanged bars extending longitudinally of the wagon and raised above4its bottom, and a removable drippan on the bottom with inwardly flangedlateral edges which are hooked over the flanged bars, substantially asspecified.

for the wagon, andn lover the said bars,

4. In a wagon adapted for the purpose described, a pair of sills, abottom secured to the sills, a pair of flanged bars which are elevatedabove the bottom and extend longitudinally of the wagon, and a central,longitudinally extending stringer on the bottom, combined with a drippan in two sections, the meeting edges of which overlap and rest uponthe Stringer and the lateral edges of the complete pan inwardly flangedand hooked over the said` flanged bars, substantially as specified.

5. In a wagon for the purpose described, a pair of suitably' supportedflanged bars,

vcombined with a vremovable drip pan, the

lateral edges of which are inwardly flanged and hooked over the.verticalflanges of the4 said bars, substantially as specified.

6. In a wagon for the purpose described. a pair of longitudinallyextending sills, and suitably supportedbars which are adjacent to thesills, combined with a drip pan l1aving its lateral edges flanged andhooked substantially as specified.

EDWARD M. LEONHARDT.

Witnesses:

WM. T. HOWARD, JULIA B. ROBINSON.

